Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-11-01 | Page 1 | GOP Chooses Stassen for Truman Reply

1 GOP Chooses I Stassen for Truman Reply V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Nov 1 UP sP p Republican leaders Wednesday tapped Harold Stassen 1948 presidential aspirant to reply for their party to President Truman's Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night campaign speech The G GOP 0 P national committee announced that Stassen will speak over the Mutual network at pm p.m. MST Saturday Saturday immediately immediately after Mr Truman concludes a network four-network broadcast Stassen will speak from New NewHaven NewHaven Ha Haven Conn G GOP 0 P leaders held a series of conferences to work out their plan for a reply to Mr Ml Truman They turned to Stassen president president president dent of the of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania after Sen Arthur H. H Van- Van denberg R R. R Mich Uch begged off from undertaking the job fob office in Grand Rapids Mich said he told G GO GOP 0 P Pleaders Pleaders leaders he was sorry but he could not do it because of doctors doctor's orders His health has been poor for fol months month Mr rr Truman's broadcast from St. St LoUis is to be at 8 pm p.m. MST Saturday Some Sonic of the other names understood understood under under- I stood to ha have hac c been discussed were those of former Pres Herbert Hoover Gov GO Thomas E. E Dewey of New York Sen Kenneth Wherry See Page Pago 11 Column 1 4 1